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斜 - xié

slanting, sloping, inclined

slanting, sloping, inclined

How to read 斜

Click 斜 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxié
Englishslanting, sloping, inclined
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

斜交 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 斜倚. Please read 斜坡 one more time.

Common words with this character

bevel; oblique
to recline
slope; incline
leaning tower

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 斜 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 斜交 and 斜倚 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 斜.